Miller (17-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has become a recent spokesperson for putting the “fight” back in “ultimate fighting.” To his relief, he managed to back up his words by stopping Ross Pearson in impressive fashion (11-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 22.

“I like to do what I say I’m going to do,” Miller said after the event, which took place Wednesday at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.

Miller, a veteran of “The Ultimate Fighter 5,” stunned “TUF 9″ winner Pearson with a flurry of punches and secured a rear naked choke. It was his second consecutive octagon victory after a knockout at the hands of “TUF 8″ winner Efrain Escudero.

The American Top Team lightweight took to the mic afterward to say he’s mad as hell about fighters who chase decisions, and he’s not going to take it any more.

“Constantly trying to finish is the most important thing in fighting,” Miller said at the post-event press conference. “I see a lot of people out there who are sport fighting, and those are two different things.”

While many fans got on board with his campaign, some felt he would be on the wrong end of a finish.

“I actually [got] a lot of hatemail on my Facebook,” Miller said. “[People told] me that Ross is way better than me and he’s going to kill me. But I’m not the same fighter that I was when I was on [the reality show]. I’ve grown a lot, and American Top Team has helped me a lot as far as growing as a martial artist and a person.”

He was pleasantly surprised that his British opponent seemed to agree with his critics.

“I saw some comments that he made about being a better striker than B.J. Penn, and I’ve seen his past fights, and clearly he’s a striker,” Miller said. “I really wasn’t sure what [Pearson] was thinking … if he thought I was going to come in and try and take him down. But I’ve never done that with any fight, ever. I’ve got like over 30 fights and probably four takedowns. I’m just trying to finish the whole time.”

Ironically, Miller attributes his success on Wednesday night to patience in the heat of battle.

“I’m a little overzealous and a little aggressive,” he said. “I wanted to make sure I sat back and reset to a good center position. Don’t just keep pushing forward.”

Now, Miller wants to gain traction in the lightweight division, where he’s won four of his past five fights. He said it’s long overdue.

“This [is] the biggest problem with me,” he told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “It’s the level of consistency and my setbacks. The losses aren’t the only setbacks. I fought Jorge Gurgel and had to take 10 months off because he kicked the [expletive] out of my leg.

“I want to establish consistency. I want to fight more often and be able to fight more often. I was supposed to fight Ross’ teammate, Andre Winner, in March in North Carolina, and that would have been great for me. Things happen.”

Hopefully, things will start happening quickly from here on out.

“I feel pretty good after this fight,” Miller said. “He hurt me with some leg kicks; (I’ve) got some TMJ kicking in here in my jaw. Other than that, I’m healthy, and I’m looking forward to getting back into the octagon soon.”

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